Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Electoral Printing and Mailing Services for South Staffordshire District Council (SSDC)
Notice Description
South Staffordshire District Council (SSDC) are seeking to appoint a single Supplier for Electoral Services' printing and mailing services for the annual canvass and elections which the Returning Officer of SSDC is required to carry out by Statute. All materials must be printed by the Supplier in accordance with the relevant current and up to date legislation, prevailing Electoral Commission and / or Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) or other Official guidance and timescales. This will include production of: * Canvass Forms * Invitation to Register Forms (ITRs) * Household Notification Letters Polling Cards * Postal Voting Packs (PVs) * Ballot Papers SSDC require a rapid and cost-effective provision of services by The Supplier to meet strict electoral services deadlines as set out in legislation, including electoral registration and elections. The successful Supplier must have the ability to interface with Xpress electoral management software system, and be able to offer an Election Printing Service that will facilitate seamless secure transfer of appropriate data.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Print and delivery service for planned and ad hoc election material. This will include production of: * Canvass Forms * Invitation to Register Forms (ITRs) * Household Notification Letters Polling Cards * Postal Voting Packs (PVs) * Ballot Papers
Options: An initial term of 2 years with 3 options to extend by a further 1-year for each extension period. This equates to a total period of 5 years.
Renewal: This provision will be a perpetual need of South Staffordshire District Council, therefore, this will be procured in the same or similar method. NB - this provision may change depending on the outcome of local government devolution.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dbe6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034260-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
79800000 - Printing and related services
79823000 - Printing and delivery services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2025 - 31 May 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Nathaniel Taylor
- Contact Email
- nathaniel.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1785854658
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STAFFORD
- Postcode
- ST16 2LP
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Stafford
- Electoral Ward
- Forebridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Stafford
Further Information
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